After the unsteady performances of nearly every team in the Oakland Athletic League lately, your chances of picking a winner are nearly as good as heads or tails.

Castlemont showed once again, with a dominating performance on Friday, that on any day, anybody can win in the OAL, as it handily beat host and first- place Skyline 68-54.

"We needed to win this game," Castlemont 6-foot-8 center Chris Oakes said after scoring 16 of his 20 points in the first half. "We thought Skyline was OK, but after losing to McClymonds (56-54) by two points and Oakland (63- 59), we knew we could beat them."

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The win moved Castlemont (15-8, 3-2) into a four-way first-place tie in the OAL with Oakland, McClymonds and Skyline.

Looking nothing like the team that physically wore down opponents in the first half of the OAL regular season, Skyline watched haplessly as the Pepperdine-bound Oakes owned the paint and point guard Joshua Acosta broke down defenders.

Double-teaming and trapping Skyline's top scorer, Robert Owens, who had 21 points, Castlemont's defensive pressure proved to be more than the Titans could withstand.

Castlemont, which led by seven points in the third quarter, went on a 14- 3 run starting late in the period and built a 54-38 lead as Acosta penetrated almost at will, passing to open players near the hoop.

Owens did all he could, scoring all 10 of Skyline's fourth quarter points. But the Titans were unable to get points from anyone else as they missed a dunk and three layups in the final minute.

Skyline, which has losses to De La Salle, Berkeley and St. Mary's of Berkeley, started 3-0 in the OAL, but has lost two straight, including 51-50 to Tech.